tiger salamander

n. Any of several large terrestrial North American salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, especially A. tigrinum, usually having light-colored bars or spots on a dark background.

ti′ger sal′amander

n. a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, having a dark body with yellowish spots or bars. [1905–10]

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Noun

tiger salamander - widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotchesAmbystoma tigrinumambystomid, ambystomid salamander - small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

tiger salamander

[′tī·gər ¦sal·ə‚man·dər] (vertebrate zoology) Ambystoma tigrinum. A salamander in the family Ambystomatidae, found in a variety of subspecific forms from Canada to Mexico and over most of the United States; lives in arid and humid regions, and is the only salamander in much of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.

tiger salamander

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Synonyms for tiger salamander

noun widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches

Synonyms

Ambystoma tigrinum

Related Words

ambystomid
ambystomid salamander

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